Watch: Google’s Year In Search 2020 Video

In 2020, we searched ‘why’ in many ways. Watch: Google’s 2020 Year In Search video

In a year that has challenged individuals, companies, and communities on many levels, we searched ‘why’ more times than ever before. With over 3.5 billion searches on Google each day, Google search trends provide a societal look in the mirror.

2020’s top ‘Why’ related searches:

1. why can’t I sleep
2. why is it called covid-19
3. why is mars red
4. why is the moon pink
5. why is parasite so good
6. why is the nba postponed
7. why am i so tired
8. why are school closed
9. why is toilet paper sold out
10. why is australia burning
11. why are there so many fires
12. why is the sky orange
13. why are people protesting
14. why black lives matter
15. why is empathy important
16. why is democracy important
17. why do people dream

2020’s top 10 searches in the United States were:

1. Election results
2. Coronavirus
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Coronavirus update
5. Coronavirus symptoms
6. Zoom
7. Who is winning the election
8. Naya Rivera
9. Chadwick Boseman
10. PlayStation 5

Each year Google produces a ‘Year in Search 2020’ video aiming to tell the story, of the year. View it here.